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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+
+
+def get_frequency(word):
+    '''Return a dict with the frequency of each letter'''
+    freq = {}
+    for letter in word.upper():
+        if 'A' <= letter <= 'Z':
+            freq[letter] = freq.get(letter, 0) + 1
+
+    return freq
+
+
+def main(words):
+    # The last value is the plate we are matching
+    plate = words.pop()
+    plate_freq = get_frequency(plate)
+    solution = []
+
+    for word in words:
+        # Calculate the frequency of letters in the current word
+        word_freq = get_frequency(word)
+        for letter, cnt in plate_freq.items():
+            # Check that letters in the plate appear in the word
+            if letter not in word_freq or cnt > word_freq[letter]:
+                break
+        else:
+            solution.append(word)
+
+    print(*solution, sep=', ')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main(sys.argv[1:])